Drepanostachyum is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Taxonomy

The differences between this genus and Himalayacalamus are subtle: Drepanostachyum species have many equal branches while those of Himalayacalamus have one dominant branch. • # Drepanostachyum ampullare • # Drepanostachyum annulatum • # Drepanostachyum exauritum • # Drepanostachyum falcatum • # Drepanostachyum fractiflexum • # Drepanostachyum intermedium • # Drepanostachyum khasianum • # Drepanostachyum kurzii • # Drepanostachyum membranaceum • # Drepanostachyum naibunensoides • # Drepanostachyum polystachyum • # Drepanostachyum semiorbiculatum • # Drepanostachyum stoloniforme several species now considered better suited to other genera: Ampelocalamus Dendrocalamus Fargesia Himalayacalamus